The Haas School's Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics is hosting the 25th Annual Real Estate Economics Symposium on Monday, November 25, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The symposium will focus on how the economic, political, and social shifts of 2002 have affected the economies and real estate markets of the Bay Area, California, and the United States.

Telecom Veteran Arun Sarin, MBA 78, Named Haas School Business Leader of the Year

The Haas School honored telecom veteran Arun Sarin, MBA 78, MS 78 (engineering), as the Business Leader of the Year for his outstanding contributions to the business of telecommunications and to the school at a gala dinner on November 7 in San Francisco. Sarin is the CEO of Accel-KKR Telecom in San Francisco.

A member of the Haas School Advisory Board, Sarin has served as the Alumni Fellow, teaching at Haas in the spring semester of 2001, and has frequently shared his experiences with the school's student and alumni communities. He and his wife, Rummi, endowed a chair in strategy and leadership in 2002 to foster the training of tomorrow's business leaders and CEOs.

In his extraordinary career as a mover and shaker in the wireless industry, Arun Sarin has managed to apply his core strengths at the helm of global conglomerates as well as at Silicon Valley startups. Combining his engineering and finance skills, passion for corporate strategy, and deep belief in the human element of business, Sarin has built a legacy as a strategist, operations genius, and visionary at the forefront of the budding wireless industry.

A native of India, Sarin attended one of the prestigious India Institutes of Technology before earning both an MBA and a Master's in engineering from UC Berkeley. Thanks to his international background, Sarin infused the corporate ranks of Pacific Telesis, AirTouch, Vodafone, and Infospace with a global perspective that is still rare in many corporations and as a result brought wireless technologies to 25 countries around the world.

At 35, Sarin became Pacific Telesys' youngest officer, serving as vice president of corporate strategy under then-CEO Sam Ginn. At Pacific Bell he identified acquisition prospects and managed mergers in the cellular industry. In 1994, he played an instrumental role in creating the old Bell's spin-off AirTouch, of which he was named president and CEO of AirTouch International. In 1999, Sarin played a key role in the merger of AirTouch and the British company Vodafone and was named the CEO of US/Asia Pacific for Vodafone AirTouch-then the world's largest wireless company.

In 2000 Sarin became CEO of the telecom startup InfoSpace, a wireless Internet infrastructure company in Seattle. Last year, he returned his professional life to San Francisco and now serves as CEO of Accel-KKR Telecom. The company invests in and manages budding telecom ventures and technologies around the globe, using the joint human and financial resources of Accel Partners and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

Peter Jennings, the anchor and senior editor of ABC News' World News Tonight and co-author of the new book In Search of America, will address the Haas School community at the inaugural event of the Pearce Initiative for Leadership Development lecture series on December 4.

The event will be held in Zellerbach Hall on the UC Berkeley campus on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required. Seating is limited and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

Haas School students can pick up tickets through their respective degree program offices starting Monday, November 18. Day-time MBA students should go to the MBA student services receptionist in S430. Evening & Weekend MBA, MFE, Ph.D., and undergraduate students, please see your respective degree program offices. The Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Office will coordinate the distribution of tickets for EMBA students.

Jennings will share insights from his book, which takes readers on a journey through modern-day America, looking for connections between 21st-century life and the ideas of the founding fathers, America's first leaders.

The lecture will be moderated by Terry Pearce, leadership and communications lecturer at the Haas School. David Pottruck, co-CEO and president of Charles Schwab & Co., will give a special introduction.

The Pearce Initiative for Leadership Development is named after Terry Pearce, a veteran communications consultant, business executive, and author. Pearce works extensively with business executives and political leaders. He has served as a fellow and senior vice president of executive communication for Charles Schwab & Co.

The Pearce Initiative seeks to inspire leadership among members of the Haas School community through a lecture series, a leadership curriculum, student fellowships, participation in conferences, and support of distinguished scholars in the field. The Pearce Initiative is made possible by a gift from David and Emily Pottruck in honor of David's friend and mentor, Terry Pearce. Pottruck is the president and co-CEO of Charles Schwab & Co.

In 38 years as a broadcast journalist, Peter Jennings has covered many of the pivotal events of our times. He has been honored for his news reporting with 12 national Emmys, several Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, several Overseas Press Club Awards, and a George Foster Peabody Award.

Economic Consequences of Iraqi Crisis Discussed by Haas School Faculty, November 25

Three leading Haas School economics faculty members will be featured at a panel discussion on "The Conflict With Iraq: What Are the Economic Consequences?" sponsored by the Clausen Center for International Business and Policy on November 25.

The discussion will take place on Monday, Nov. 25, at 4:00 p.m. in the Haas School's Arthur Andersen Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public; no registration is required.

Dean Tom Campbell will give an overview of the topic and chair the discussion. Andrew K. Rose, Bernard T. Rocca Jr. Professor of International Trade; Janet L.Yellen, Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Professor of Business Administration; and Severin Borenstein, E.T. Grether Professor in Public Policy and Business Administration, will share their views on the situation, followed by a question-and-answer session.

The Dean's Town Hall Meeting with students will take place in the Bank of America Forum from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., immediately following the panel discussion. Refreshments during the Town Hall Meeting will be provided courtesy of the Clausen Center in association with the Asia Business Conference and the undergraduate Haas International club.

The Haas School's 13-year-old Young Entrepreneurs at Haas program (YEAH) has officially become part of the Socially Responsible Business Leadership Initiative (SRBLI), which coordinates the school's teaching, research, and public service activities in the area of business and its impact on society.

As part of SRBLI, YEAH will be able to expand its service to the community, creating new opportunities for Haas School students, faculty, and staff to share their knowledge, especially in the areas of social enterprise, business ethics, and sustainable development. The YEAH program is under the direction of Oscar Wolters-Duran. SRBLI is led by Executive Director and Adjunct Professor Kellie McElhaney.

In one of the first fruits of collaboration, YEAH and SRBLI are developing an outreach program in Entrepreneurial Engineering, in partnership with the College of Engineering's MESA (Math Engineering Science Achievement) program. It will feature a hands-on curriculum that integrates engineering, environmental science, and social enterprise, and involves students, faculty, and staff from both schools.

YEAH has grown dramatically in recent years, as new programs based in local public schools and a partnership with the UC Office of the President have enabled the program to expand from serving 100 high school students in 1999 to 400 students this year. Over 70 Haas School undergraduate and MBA mentors teach young students the basics of business, economics, and entrepreneurship, as well as prepare their "mentees" for college.

The classroom is being made possible with a $900,000 gift from SBC Foundation for state-of-the-art distance learning technology and a $715,000 gift from Dong Koo Kim for the physical space.

The new distance-learning classroom will allow the school to leverage its faculty and expertise, extend its educational outreach, and strengthen corporate relationships.

The classroom could give students within the UC system access to business education and could provide executive education content to business professionals in California and around the world. Through its Center for Executive Development, the Haas School is planning to expand its lifelong educational opportunities to business professionals and to its 30,000 alumni worldwide.

The new Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA program, which started classes for 62 middle- and senior-level managers in June 2002, will be a primary user of the space.

The classroom will have four installed video cameras and be equipped to webcast live. Haas will be able to record class sessions on video on request and make them available via the web. It will also be able to transmit distance-learning classes via IP and ISDN video conference technology.

The new classroom will be operational in time for the spring semester.

David Levine, professor in the Economic Analysis and Policy group, commented on the International Longshore and Warehouse Union labor dispute on CNBC's Power Lunch show on November 18.

Real Estate Development Professor Robert Edelstein appeared on NPR's Morning Edition on November 18 in the segment, titled "Housing Market Shows Signs of Slowing." Edelstein commented on housing markets in metropolitan areas in the US.

The Daily Californian published an article about the new Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA program, titled "Berkeley, Columbia Join Forces in MBA Program," on November 18. Read the full text at http://www.dailycal.org/article.asp?id=10241.

Brett Trueman, the Donald and Ruth Seiler Professor of Public Accounting, commented on the giant software deal of September 2000 struck between Veritas Software and American Online in the San Jose Mercury News on November 16 in the article, "SEC examining Veritas deal." Read the full article at http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/4534590.htm.

Kenneth Rosen, the California State Professor of Real Estate and Urban Economics, remarked on the anticipated spike in commercial mortgage delinquency rates in the Mortgage Servicing News on November 15 in the article, "Experts Say Commercial Delinquencies Are Likely to Keep Rising."

Severin Borenstein, the E.T. Grether Professor in Public Policy and Business Administration, appeared on NPR's Morning Edition on November 13 in a segment regarding the federal energy bill under the new Republican majority.

Janet Yellen, the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Professor of Business Administration, was mentioned in the Yale Daily News on November 13 in the article, "Levin may see larger pension." Read the full text at http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=20737.

Dean Tom Campbell was interviewed on KTVU Channel 2 News about the balance of power in the US Congress on November 12.

Speaking on the outlook for the economy and real estate, Kenneth Rosen was quoted in the National Mortgage News on November 11 in the article, "ULI Speakers Have Different Things to Say About the Economy's Outlook."

Janet Yellen and Laura Tyson, former Haas School dean, were mentioned in the Oakland Tribune and the San Mateo County Times as two of UC Berkeley's foremost economists, having frequently testified in congressional hearings. Yellen and Tyson are also former chairs of the President's Council of Economic Advisors. The article, titled "Economics Department Turns 100," was published on November 9 and can be found at http://www.sanmateocountytimes.com/Stories/ 0,1413,87%257E11271%257E981190,00.html.

Janet Yellen, who serves as a member of Yale University's Yale Corporation, as quoted in the Yale Daily News on November 8 in the article, "EA decision was unanimous, Corp. fellows say." Read the full article at http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=20667.

Terrance Odean, assistant professor in the Finance Group, was quoted in The Asian Wall Street Journal on November 8 in the article, titled "Your Money - Investing: Dipping Your Toes in the Water." He advised investors on how to re-enter the investing pool.

The Financial Times published a Comment & Analysis article by Andrew Rose, titled "A free trade club without benefits," on November 8. Rose compared trade patterns for countries in the World Trade Organization (WTO) with those outside the system in order to assess the impact of the WTO on free trade.

Janet Yellen appeared on NPR's Morning Edition on November 7 in the segment, "Analysis: Federal Reserve's rate cut yesterday."

Berkeley voters overwhelmingly vetoed Measure O, the coffee initiative, but Christine Rosen, associate professor in the Business and Public Policy Group, commented on the benefits of free-trade coffee in the Oakland Tribune's "Berkeley coffee going to be just like it used to be." Read the full article, published November 7, at http://www.oaklandtribune.com/cda/article/print/0,1674,82~1726~975895,00.html.

Carl Shapiro, the Transamerica Professor of Business Strategy, commented on Microsoft's victory in its landmark antitrust battle in the November 7 issue of Business Week in the article, titled "Microsoft's Secret Antitrust Weapon: Luck."

In an interview about the World Trade Organization, Andrew Rose commented on the possible effects of WTO membership on trade flows. BBC News covered the story on November 6 in the article, "Who needs the WTO?" Read the full text at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2406331.stm.

Janet Yellen appeared on NPR's All Things Considered on November 6 in the segment, "Analysis: Federal Reserve policy-makers surprise markets with larger-than-expected interest rate cut."

Andrew Rose was quoted in the Financial Times on November 5 in the section "Britain and Europe - The Economy." In the article, "Effects of the single currency take time to trickle through," Rose commented on the boom in the euro zone.

Severin Borenstein remarked on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) inquiry into a report that concluded generators failed to produce all available power during the West's energy crisis in the Nov. 4 Dow Jones Business News article, "FERC Inquiry Into Power Withholding Welcomed By Some."

The Conflict With Iraq: What Are the Economic Consequences?
Monday, November 25
4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Arthur Andersen Auditorium
Economics professors Andrew K. Rose, Janet L.Yellen, and Severin Borenstein will discuss the economic consequences of the Iraqi crisis; Dean Tom Campbell will chair the discussion. The Clausen Center for International Business and Policy is sponsoring the event. The event is free and open to the public; no registration is required.

Annual Haas School Faculty and Staff Holiday Party
Friday, December 13
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Bank of America Forum
Featuring: Staff and faculty baked goods, live entertainment, contest with prizes, Toys for Tots, and a variety of food and drinks including Gundars' famous egg-nog.

E.T. GRETHER MARKETING SEMINAR
Sucharita Chandran, New York University
Thursday, November 21
3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Room C230
For further information, contact Gary Low at glow@haas.berkeley.edu.

FINANCE SEMINAR
"Inference about Survivors" by Rob Stambaugh, University of Pennsylvania
Thursday, November 21
4:10 to 5:40 p.m.
Room C220
For further information, contact June Wong at june@haas.berkeley.edu.

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SEMINAR
"Collapse and Return of Mindfulness in Organizations: Evidence from the Novo Group, 1969-2001" by Claus Rerup, Research Fellow, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Wednesday, November 27
4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Room C135
For more information contact Deborah Houy at houy@haas.berkeley.edu.

ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SEMINAR
"Low Performance and Risk Taking in Organizations: An Examination of Competing Predictions" by Pino Audia, Assistant Professor, Haas School of Business
Wednesday, December 4
4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Room C135
For more information contact Deborah Houy at houy@haas.berkeley.edu.

E.T. GRETHER MARKETING SEMINAR
"Idea Habitats: How the Prevalence of Environmental Cues Influences the Success of Ideas" by Chip Heath, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Thursday, December 5
3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Room C230
For further information, contact Gary Low at glow@haas.berkeley.edu.

INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS WORKSHOP
"Private Politics: A Theory of Boycotts" by David Baron, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Thursday, December 5
4:00 to 5:40 p.m.
Room C110
For more information contact Anita Stephens at stephens@haas.berkeley.edu.

FINANCE SEMINAR
"Entrepreneurial Spawning: Public Corporations and the Genesis of New Ventures, 1986-1999" by David Scharfstein, MIT
Thursday, December 5
4:10 to 5:40 p.m.
Room C220
For further information, contact June Wong at june@haas.berkeley.edu.

THE SECOND ANNUAL NEW YORK ALL-MBA SOIREE
Tuesday, November 19
6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Metronome, 915 Broadway, New York, NY
Tickets are $45. No tickets will be sold at the door.
To register go to: http://www.acteva.com//booking.cfm?bevaID=37578.

ANNUAL SLOAN CLUB OF BOSTON HOLIDAY PARTY
Thursday, November 21
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Bay Tower Room, 60 State Street, Boston, MA, (617) 723-6868
Haas alumni are invited to join Sloan alumni at their annual holiday party at this terrific location with the best views in Boston. Reconnect with friends and get a jump-start on the holiday season. Sloan Dean Richard Schmalensee will speak on recent developments and plans for Sloan, and Geoffrey Dana Hicks will play the piano. There'll be door prizes and the results of Sloan's recent member survey, among other surprises.
Price: $20 for Sloan Club of Boston and partner club members and current Sloan students and $20 for their significant others; $30 for non-members. Price includes hors d'oeuvres; cash bar.

MILAN - SOUTH ASIA CLUB-SPONSORED BENEFIT DINNER
Friday, November 22
6:00 p.m.
Haas School of Business, Wells Fargo Room
"Milan", mingling in Hindi, brings together people who are interested in learning more about South Asia, ancient and modern, and who wish to contribute to a worthy cause. The Haas School's South Asia Club will use the funds generated from Milan to financially support self-sustaining social venture projects. Guests include Vivek Paul, president of Wipro Technologies; Haas School economics professor Janet Yellen, former chair of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors; and Vinod Dham, entrepreneur and designer of the Pentium chip. For more information, or to register, call Pramod Srivatsa at 510-381-9685 or fill out the registration form at http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/southasia/ and e-mail it to psrivats@haas.berkeley.edu.

HAAS "BIG GAME" BBQ
Saturday, November 23
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley campus
Come to Haas for a pre-game BBQ before the Cal versus Stanford Big Game for all-you-can-eat chicken, ribs, hamburgers, veggie-burgers, hotdogs, salads, sodas, and cookies and live blues music. A no-host bar will provide beer and alcohol. Haas School Dean Tom Campbell is eager to meet members of the Haas community.
$20 alumni and friends/$15 recent grads (97-02)/$10 faculty, staff, and students
Registration required. On-site registration will be $5.00 more. Register online at www.haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/biggame or call the Alumni Relation Office at 510-642-7790.
NOTE: Prices listed above DO NOT include football tickets. To purchase football tickets call 1-800-GO-BEARS.

CAL ALUMNI CLUB OF NEW YORK "BIG GAME" BASH
Saturday, November 23
2:30 p.m. (kick-off time is 3:30 p.m.)
Q Lounge, 220 19th St (Between 7th and 8th Aves.), 212-206-7665
Cost (does not include tip): $25 for members in advance, $30 for non-members in advance, $35 at the door (cash or checks only)
The price of the event includes: All-you-can-drink draft beer and soda, all-you-can-eat buffalo wings or one grilled panini sandwich with chips, and cost of the satellite feed. There will also be a raffle for very cool Cal gear at half-time. If you are interested in leading a Cal cheer, let us know. We've got the song books; all we need is you and friends to lead it. For more information, contact Carolyn Chen at carolyn@calalum.org.

CAL ALUMNI CLUB OF SAN DIEGO BIG GAME PARTIES

Saturday, November 23
Game time: 12:30 p.m.
The Cal Alumni Club of San Diego invites you to two Big Game parties. This year you can choose to view the telecast with the Stanford club at Sports City Cafe or immerse yourself in blue & gold at Players' Sports Bar. $2 telecast fee.
Location #1 (Cal): Player's Sports Bar & Grill, 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., east of 805, south side of Clairemont Mesa, (858) 277-7060. Wear blue and gold for a 10% discount on food.
Location #2 (Stanford): Sports City Cafe & Brewery, 8657 Villa La Jolla Drive, west of I-5 (take the La Jolla Village Drive Exit), (858) 450-3463,
For more information go to http://www.sdcalalumni.org

HAAS ALUMNI NETWORK OF NEW ENGLAND
"Surviving the Dot-Com Debacle" moderated by Professor Henry Chesbrough (Haas School Ph.D. 1997)
Tuesday, December 3
6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Union Club, 8 Park Street (between Beacon & Tremont), Boston, MA
Parking is available at the Center Plaza garage (corner of Beacon and Cambridge Streets) for $7 after 4 p.m.
RSVP: http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/alumni/ne_event
The discussion will explore the lessons, best practices, and new business methods and models that have emerged as a result of the rapid and intense changes compelled by the dot-com boom and subsequent crash. The seminar and discussion are open to all at a cost of $35 per person in advance, $40 at the door. For more information, contact Karen O'Brien at karen_obrien@usa.net, Lynne Levesque at llevesque@hbs.edu, or Stevie Park at steviepark@earthlink.net.

CAREER PANEL
Thursday, December 5
6:30 p.m.
Lucie Stern Center's Fireside Room, Palo Alto
John Morel, associate director for career services for Evening & Weekend MBA students and MBA alumni at the Haas School, will moderate a program about making significant changes in one's career path. Panelists' names and more information will come soon.

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